2023 Ultra Low-Key Hillclimbs

Week 9 Results

Mt. Hamilton

...The pre-turkey finale...

Photos

Photo credit Kevin Gong.

Report

We've made it to the end! I hope you all have enjoyed this season of low-key climbing. Maybe you met some new riding buddies. Maybe you got to do a climb you've always wanted to do but never have had the chance. Maybe you surprised yourself with a few new PRs. Maybe you surprised yourself that you were able to make it to the top of a steeep pitch! In any case, I hope everyone had fun, and consider riding again next year!

Hamilton is always a tricky one. Experience is very helpful here. Having some long rides in the legs will also prove to help towards the end of this long grind. Wind was definitely a factor for many, and many were wise to ride with a group to try and take advantage of a draft as much as possible.

There were a few very close matches decided in the overall this week. With such a long segment, the point spread is generally higher than other weeks. It definitely pays not to skip this one! Head on over to the overall results page to see how everything shook out

Robin put up a sub 90 minute effort to take 1st for the women this week, and take back first overall. Lily was close behind for 2nd, and Janet also put up an impressive time for 3rd.

Andrew and Grant were duking it out again, with Andrew putting up a scorching time and tightening the race for overall. Keegan Pelton was nearly the fastest on the week (only one second behind Andrew). Keegan was also the slowest to register (after the series has already ended!)

Alto Velo was once again unbeatable on the week (a clean sweep for all 9 weeks). Pen Velo earned the number 2 spot this week, with WEDU / CVC coming in 3rd.

Individual Women

Median: 2:17:38

Place	Name	Team	Date	Time	Score
1	Robin Betz	Alto Velo	11/24	1:29:05	154.50
2	Lily Sanders		11/21	1:33:09	147.75
3	Janet Gardner		11/25	1:47:07	128.49
4	Yvonne Walbroehl	Pen Velo	11/26	1:51:00	123.99
5	Annie Schweikert	OLH LLs	11/26	1:56:30	118.14
6	Marie Appel	Partners in Climb	11/24	2:06:44	108.60
7	Kate Bergeron		11/21	2:08:47	106.87
8	Amy Segeren	Partners in Climb	11/21	2:13:35	103.03
9	Jessica O'Neill	Partners in Climb	11/21	2:14:33	102.29
10	Stephanie Bateman		11/23	2:17:38	100.00
11	Kris Moore	Partners in Climb	11/21	2:23:22	96.00
12	Kelley Prebil		11/24	2:27:01	93.62
13	Claudia Picanco	Partners in Climb	11/21	2:31:57	90.58
14	Alana Conner	Partners in Climb	11/26	2:43:28	84.20
15	Molly Wolfe	Partners in Climb	11/26	2:44:00	83.92
16	Gowri Grewal	Partners in Climb	11/26	2:51:09	80.42
17	Malinda Walker		11/24	2:55:56	78.23
18	Angela Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	11/23	3:58:13	57.78
19	Laila Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	11/23	3:58:15	57.77

Individual Men

Median: 1:41:28

Place	Name	Team	Date	Time	Score
1	Andrew Ernst	Alto Velo	11/23	1:09:47	145.40
2	Keegan Pelton	Flow Formulas Fezzari Off-Road	11/23	1:09:48	145.37
3	Grant Miller	Alto Velo	11/23	1:12:44	139.51
4	Stefano Profumo	KaiVelo	11/23	1:15:58	133.57
5	Julien Amblard		11/24	1:16:07	133.30
6	Conan Wen		11/23	1:17:13	131.41
6	Michael Fryar	Alto Velo	11/23	1:17:23	131.12
8	Adam Meyer		11/25	1:17:32	130.87
9	Nat Green	Alto Velo	11/25	1:17:34	130.81
10	Dye-Zone Chen	Lanterne Rouge	11/26	1:18:10	129.81
11	Chris Ritchie		11/25	1:18:49	128.74
12	Chris Peck	LGBRC	11/26	1:19:13	128.09
13	Shai Traister	Alto Velo	11/25	1:20:22	126.25
14	Dan Pannell	WEDU / CVC	11/23	1:20:38	125.84
15	Andrew Wrist	Alto Velo	11/23	1:23:48	121.08
15	Tim Chao		11/23	1:24:46	119.70
17	Johannes Ferstad	Stanford Cycling	11/22	1:26:19	117.55
17	Steve Ihde	Pen Velo	11/23	1:26:23	117.46
19	Rama Roberts	Pen Velo	11/23	1:26:30	117.30
19	Tanner DeVoe	Alto Velo	11/23	1:26:43	117.01
21	Oliver King	Google	11/26	1:28:41	114.41
22	Harold Reimer	Alto Velo	11/22	1:29:05	113.90
23	Thanh Tran		11/26	1:29:55	112.85
24	Jim Torrence	WEDU / CVC	11/24	1:30:08	112.57
25	Torsten Fink	WEDU / CVC	11/23	1:30:45	111.81
26	Craig Sanders		11/21	1:30:46	111.79
27	Veer Ravuri		11/23	1:33:43	108.27
28	Mark Hlady	Black Thorn	11/23	1:34:27	107.43
29	Ramakrishna Kempaiah		11/22	1:34:54	106.92
30	Kevin Comerford		11/25	1:35:05	106.71
31	Nate Williams	BikeX p/b Hyperthreads	11/26	1:35:12	106.58
32	Martin Krestan	MUDRACI_CZ		1:36:22	105.29
33	Craig Thomas		11/26	1:38:20	103.19
34	Kenneth Liew		11/22	1:39:45	101.72
35	Christian Paquet		11/23	1:39:54	101.57
36	David Kelly	SJBC	11/23	1:41:28	100.00
37	Dustin Cook	WEDU / CVC	11/23	1:41:33	99.92
38	Scott Olsen		11/23	1:42:10	99.31
39	Robert Carlsen	JRA	11/21	1:44:43	96.90
40	Hrvoje Torbasinovic	Team Roku	11/21	1:45:23	96.28
41	Todd Studenicka	Team Roku	11/21	1:45:26	96.24
42	Ryan Fisher		11/23	1:45:35	96.10
43	Glenn Wenig	Lanterne Rouge	11/25	1:45:44	95.96
44	Alex Ho	Foothill Fridays	11/24	1:46:45	95.05
45	Sid Mathai	Team Roku	11/22	1:47:32	94.36
46	Eric Hanson		11/26	1:49:42	92.49
47	Eric Johnsen	Foothill Fridays	11/24	1:49:43	92.48
48	Mark Yelencich	Lanterne Rouge	11/25	1:50:29	91.84
49	Matthew Walton		11/26	1:52:13	90.42
50	Richard Tasker	Foothill Fridays	11/24	1:53:38	89.29
51	Divy Le ray		11/26	1:54:34	88.57
52	Kevin Gong	Team Roku	11/22	1:54:44	88.44
53	Michael Ruth	Foothill Fridays	11/24	1:54:50	88.36
54	Bruce Gardner		11/25	1:54:54	88.31
55	Hong Quan	Karmic	11/26	1:57:06	86.65
56	Tim Wong	Team Fremont	11/26	1:57:13	86.56
57	Jonathan Lewis	Alto Velo	11/22	1:59:21	85.02
58	Kegan Connick	SJBC	11/26	1:59:29	84.92
59	Stephen Fong	GOM	11/23	2:01:45	83.34
60	Adam Bhavnani	These Nuts 🥜	11/23	2:03:39	82.06
61	Raphael Gernez		11/23	2:07:29	79.59
62	Frank Drobot	Lanterne Rouge	11/26	2:10:12	77.93
63	Edward Miller		11/21	2:16:30	74.33
64	Yesheng Ma		11/25	2:24:05	70.42
65	Bruno Acklin	Lanterne Rouge	11/23	2:32:31	66.53
66	Rick Madden	No Country for Old Men	11/23	2:32:35	66.50
67	Dennis Coonan		11/24	2:37:17	64.51
68	Ronald Ng	XDV	11/23	2:44:32	61.67
69	Matthew Kessler		11/26	3:01:41	55.85
70	Zhou Jiang		11/24	3:23:52	47.22
71	Kevin Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	11/23	3:58:15	42.59

Age Groups

F Under 30
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Lily Sanders		1:33:09	147.75
2	Laila Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	3:58:15	57.77
F 30-34
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Robin Betz	Alto Velo	1:29:05	154.50
2	Annie Schweikert	OLH LLs	1:56:30	118.14
F 40-44
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Jessica O'Neill	Partners in Climb	2:14:33	102.29
2	Claudia Picanco	Partners in Climb	2:31:57	90.58
F 45-49
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Amy Segeren	Partners in Climb	2:13:35	103.03
2	Stephanie Bateman		2:17:38	100.00
3	Kelley Prebil		2:27:01	93.62
4	Alana Conner	Partners in Climb	2:43:28	84.20
F 50-54
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Kate Bergeron		2:08:47	106.87
2	Gowri Grewal	Partners in Climb	2:51:09	80.42
3	Malinda Walker		2:55:56	78.23
4	Angela Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	3:58:13	57.78
F 55-59
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Janet Gardner		1:47:07	128.49
2	Marie Appel	Partners in Climb	2:06:44	108.60
3	Kris Moore	Partners in Climb	2:23:22	96.00
F 60-64
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Yvonne Walbroehl	Pen Velo	1:51:00	123.99
2	Molly Wolfe	Partners in Climb	2:44:00	83.92
M Under 30
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Andrew Ernst	Alto Velo	1:09:47	145.40
2	Keegan Pelton	Flow Formulas Fezzari Off-Road	1:09:48	145.37
3	Grant Miller	Alto Velo	1:12:44	139.51
4	Julien Amblard		1:16:07	133.30
5	Conan Wen		1:17:13	131.41
6	Veer Ravuri		1:33:43	108.27
7	Ryan Fisher		1:45:35	96.10
8	Yesheng Ma		2:24:05	70.42
M 30-34
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Michael Fryar	Alto Velo	1:17:23	131.12
2	Chris Ritchie		1:18:49	128.74
3	Andrew Wrist	Alto Velo	1:23:48	121.08
4	Johannes Ferstad	Stanford Cycling	1:26:19	117.55
5	Tanner DeVoe	Alto Velo	1:26:43	117.01
6	Martin Krestan	MUDRACI_CZ	1:36:22	105.29
7	Adam Bhavnani	These Nuts 🥜	2:03:39	82.06
8	Matthew Kessler		3:01:41	55.85
M 35-39
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Oliver King	Google	1:28:41	114.41
2	Thanh Tran		1:29:55	112.85
3	Kenneth Liew		1:39:45	101.72
4	Hrvoje Torbasinovic	Team Roku	1:45:23	96.28
5	Tim Wong	Team Fremont	1:57:13	86.56
6	Jonathan Lewis	Alto Velo	1:59:21	85.02
7	Zhou Jiang		3:23:52	47.22
M 40-44
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Adam Meyer		1:17:32	130.87
1	Nat Green	Alto Velo	1:17:34	130.81
3	Dan Pannell	WEDU / CVC	1:20:38	125.84
4	Kevin Comerford		1:35:05	106.71
5	Dustin Cook	WEDU / CVC	1:41:33	99.92
6	Scott Olsen		1:42:10	99.31
7	Eric Hanson		1:49:42	92.49
8	Matthew Walton		1:52:13	90.42
9	Michael Ruth	Foothill Fridays	1:54:50	88.36
10	Kegan Connick	SJBC	1:59:29	84.92
M 45-49
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Stefano Profumo	KaiVelo	1:15:58	133.57
2	Shai Traister	Alto Velo	1:20:22	126.25
3	Rama Roberts	Pen Velo	1:26:30	117.30
4	Ramakrishna Kempaiah		1:34:54	106.92
5	Nate Williams	BikeX p/b Hyperthreads	1:35:12	106.58
6	David Kelly	SJBC	1:41:28	100.00
7	Robert Carlsen	JRA	1:44:43	96.90
8	Sid Mathai	Team Roku	1:47:32	94.36
9	Eric Johnsen	Foothill Fridays	1:49:43	92.48
10	Richard Tasker	Foothill Fridays	1:53:38	89.29
11	Hong Quan	Karmic	1:57:06	86.65
M 50-54
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Dye-Zone Chen	Lanterne Rouge	1:18:10	129.81
2	Chris Peck	LGBRC	1:19:13	128.09
3	Tim Chao		1:24:46	119.70
4	Steve Ihde	Pen Velo	1:26:23	117.46
5	Mark Hlady	Black Thorn	1:34:27	107.43
6	Alex Ho	Foothill Fridays	1:46:45	95.05
7	Divy Le ray		1:54:34	88.57
8	Kevin Gong	Team Roku	1:54:44	88.44
9	Bruce Gardner		1:54:54	88.31
10	Dennis Coonan		2:37:17	64.51
11	Kevin Cearns	Lanterne Rouge	3:58:15	42.59
M 55-59
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Torsten Fink	WEDU / CVC	1:30:45	111.81
2	Todd Studenicka	Team Roku	1:45:26	96.24
3	Stephen Fong	GOM	2:01:45	83.34
M 60-64
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Harold Reimer	Alto Velo	1:29:05	113.90
2	Jim Torrence	WEDU / CVC	1:30:08	112.57
3	Craig Sanders		1:30:46	111.79
4	Craig Thomas		1:38:20	103.19
5	Raphael Gernez		2:07:29	79.59
6	Bruno Acklin	Lanterne Rouge	2:32:31	66.53
7	Ronald Ng	XDV	2:44:32	61.67
M 65-69
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Christian Paquet		1:39:54	101.57
2	Glenn Wenig	Lanterne Rouge	1:45:44	95.96
3	Mark Yelencich	Lanterne Rouge	1:50:29	91.84
4	Rick Madden	No Country for Old Men	2:32:35	66.50
M 70+
Place	Name	Team	Time	Score
1	Frank Drobot	Lanterne Rouge	2:10:12	77.93
2	Edward Miller		2:16:30	74.33

Teams

Place	Team	Roster	Score
1	Alto Velo	Andrew Ernst, Andrew Wrist, Bernardo Tapia, Clark Penado, Grant Miller, Hannon Ayer, Harold Reimer, Hoss Hayati, Jeremy Besmer, Jonathan Lewis, Katheryn Curi, Kristin Hepworth, Louise Thomas, Maxime Cauchois, Michael Fryar, Munjal Shah, Nat Green, Nathan Martin, Otto Jolanki, Robin Betz, Robin Kutner, Shai Traister, Tanner DeVoe	439.52
2	Pen Velo	Fred E Stamm, James Rainbow, Jessica Karste, Lisa Cooke-Cresson, MaryAnn Levenson, Menko Johnson, Peter Steiner, Rama Roberts, Steve Ihde, Yvonne Walbroehl	358.85
3	WEDU / CVC	Bill Laddish, Dan Pannell, Dustin Cook, Eric Krejci, Jim Torrence, Luc Vantalon, Ramon Periquet, Shane Ruggieri, Torsten Fink	350.36
4	Lanterne Rouge	Amanda Domitrowich, Angela Cearns, Bruno Acklin, Dye-Zone Chen, Eric Evitt, Frank Drobot, Fred Egley, Glenn Wenig, Gregory P. Smith, Kevin Cearns, Laila Cearns, Lucas Pereira, Mark Yelencich, Marshall Jackson, Matt Miecnikowski, Pierre Doussiere	317.74
5	Partners in Climb	Abby Keller, Alana Conner, Amy Segeren, Amy Silverstein, Apoorva Setlur, Claudia Picanco, Debbie Barone, Eugenia Kato, Frida Miranda, Gowri Grewal, Hannah Squier, Ilse Pollet, Jennifer MacGougan, Jessica O'Neill, Julia Sparrow, Katherine Chen, Kelly Kang, Kris Moore, Marie Appel, Molly Wolfe, Theresa liu	313.92
6	Team Roku	Hrvoje Torbasinovic, Kevin Gong, Nick Kubasti, Sid Mathai, Todd Studenicka	287.00
7	Foothill Fridays	Alex Ho, Eric Johnsen, Michael Ruth, Richard Tasker	276.94
8	SJBC	David Kelly, Francois-Xavier Bucher, Joe Sullivan, Kegan Connick, Todd Manley	185.00
9	Flow Formulas Fezzari Off-Road	Keegan Pelton	145.43
10	KaiVelo	Stefano Profumo	133.62
11	LGBRC	Chris Peck, Salvatore Talarico	128.14
12	OLH LLs	Annie Schweikert, Geoff Willard	118.14
13	Stanford Cycling	Claire MacDougall, Cristobal Eyzaguirre, George Wehner, Heegwang Roh, Jayoon Jang, Johannes Ferstad, Rohit Nema, Yu Wang	117.60
14	Google	Laura Schuster, Oliver King	114.46
15	Black Thorn	Mark Hlady	107.47
16	BikeX p/b Hyperthreads	Nate Williams	106.63
17	MUDRACI_CZ	Martin Krestan	105.34
18	JRA	Jiri Dutkevic, Robert Carlsen	96.94
19	Karmic	Hong Quan	86.69
20	Team Fremont	Tim Wong	86.60
21	GOM	Jason Lewis, Jorge Chang, Larry Klein, Nick Baker, Stephen Fong	83.37
22	These Nuts 🥜	Adam Bhavnani, Mari Tanaka	82.09
23	No Country for Old Men	Rick Madden	66.53
24	XDV	Ronald Ng	61.69